San Pedro Town in Celebration mood!

San Pedro, Ambergris Caye officially has a new beauty ambassador. Raquel Badillo was officially crowned by Lisette Vasquez during the official 10th of September ceremony held yesterday at the Old Football Field. In accepting her crown, Badillo stated that she was honored and proud to be the new Miss San Pedro and promised to exercise her duty with respect and dignity.
Following the official ceremony, a parade proceeded to commemorate the 211th anniversary of the Battle of Saint George’s Caye. The parade was headed by the San Pedro Fire Department followed behind by the reigning and outgoing Miss San Pedro and other beauty delegates. Hundreds of pre, primary and secondary school students joined in the parade which ended at the old football field.

As part of the 10th of September day activities, nine boats headed out to sea for the Annual St George’s Caye Family Fishing Tournament. By day end, the Ramon’s Village Resort crew on board Miss Belize came into the weighing station with 183 pounds claiming first place and walking home with $1,500 in cash. Second place went out to Sulema and Armando Gonzalez who came in with 168½ pounds of fish and took home $750. Baby Roberto and Roberto Bradley who came in with 134 pounds of fish settled for third place and went home with $500.

More details and highlights will be available in the next issue of The San Pedro Sun.

Mexico Vs Honduras; Catch the game live!

After losing twice before the Honduras national team, Mexico hopes to be the leader of the region in the World Cup 2010 qualifiers match. Tonight Mexico faces their nightmare of the region at home, Honduras at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
Thousand of people will watch to see if Honduras remains the group leader or if Mexico takes the leadership away from the Central American team. All 115,000 tickets have been sold out at the Estadio Azteca and the only other way to catch the game is on television. The Game starts at 7:30 Belize time and local sport bars in San Pedro Town have made arrangement for the games to be shown at their establishments.

Other World Cup qualifier games are Trinidad and Tobago vs. United States and El Salvador vs. Costa Rica.

Mexico City hijacking ends peacefully

MEXICO CITY (CNN) -- The hijacking of a commercial airliner carrying 104 passengers ended peacefully Wednesday when five to seven people were taken into custody at Mexico City's airport.

TV news footage shows suspects being seated in front of the hijacked plane on the tarmac at Mexico City's airport.

TV news footage shows suspects being seated in front of the hijacked plane on the tarmac at Mexico City's airport.

The hijackers -- possibly Bolivians or Colombians -- took control of the Boeing 737 Aeromexico jet as it flew from the resort town of Cancun. They said a cardboard box they were carrying contained a bomb, which they threatened to blow up if their demand to speak to President Felipe Calderon was not met, CNN affiliate TV Azteca said.
The jet was moved to a remote area of the airport, and passengers were allowed to deplane; clutching their hand luggage, they walked slowly down the stairway to the tarmac.

Moments later, the suspects were taken into custody.

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Bizarre Worlds - Belize airs tonight

On Channel 49 - Travel Channel - Bizarre Worlds

Every Tuesday night, people are glued to the set watching the Travel Channel, waiting with bated breath to see what he will put in his mouth next. He is the host of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, and his many adventures focus on international bizarre delicacies served the world over. Tongues, intestines, reproductive organs, eyes, and even blood, you name it, he’s probably eaten it! As fans of the show know, the best part of watching him is the gusto with which he eats. His obvious love for the bizarre, and appreciation of cultures from around the world comes through the screen, making his trips accessible and fun.

On April 11th, Andrew arrived to film a segment of his new series Bizarre Worlds at the luscious Azul Resort on North Ambergris Caye. The San Pedro Sun was granted exclusive Behind the Scenes. Watch a preview of the show and an interview with the Bizarre man himself - Andrew Zimmern.

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Miss San Pedro 2009-10 is Raquel Badillo

Raquel Badillo, representing Ramon's Village, this past Saturday, won the hearts and votes of the judges and was named Miss San Pedro 2009-10. Six lovely contestants vied for the title but only one will be officially crowned as part of the St. George's Caye Day ceremenies this Thursday at Central Park.

On Saturday, Yasmin Torres, Crysty Baptist, Raquel Badillo, Yanira Torres, Virgen Cornejo and Yamily Vasquez took part in the four aspects of the Miss San Pedro beauty pageant.

Highlighting Belize's flora and fauna, a fantastic tribute was clearly displayed as part of the costumes. Miss Yasmira Torres depicted the Toucan.Miss Crysty Baptist depicted the Blue Morpho Butterfly.
Miss Raquel Badillo showcased the Hibiscus.
While Yanira Torres was the Jaguar.
Miss Yamily Vasquez stood out as the Black Orchid.The ladies also took part in the Swimsuit, Evening Gown, and the Question and Answer segments.

At the end of the night thunderous applause rang out for Miss Raquel Badillo.